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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Trinidad and Tobago as widespread flooding continues

From CARICOM Today

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct. 21, CMC – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 was felt in sections of the twin island republic on Sunday afternoon, the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) has reported.

CMC said that the Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine campus reported that the tremor was felt at 12:35pm (local time) had a depth of 80 kilometres and was located at Latitude: 11.51N and Longitude: 60.12W.

In the twin island republic it was felt 78 km NE of Scarborough, 161 km NE of Arima and 181 km NE of Port of Spain.

There have been no reports of injuries or damages, according to CMC.

The earthquake was felt as Trinidad and Tobago is under severe flooding as a result of heavy rainfall.

For more on this story go to: https://today.caricom.org/2018/10/21/magnitude-5-1-earthquake-shakes-trinidad-and-tobago-as-widespread-flooding-continues/

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